Karen Browne Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 About 100 miles? 300? How about 5,500? Each way. Well that is the decision facing some Russian Premier League fans after SKA-Khabarovsk were promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history. Based about 15 miles from the Chinese border, Khabarovsk - who play at the Lenin Stadium - beat Orenburg on penalties in a promotion-relegation play-off to cause some major logistical headaches for next season. Khabarovsk is a seven-hour and 45-minute flight from the Russian capital Moscow and even further from St Petersburg. For those who can't fly, it's a four-and-a-half-day drive or five and a half days to the capital if you fancy the train(s). So for a round trip, you probably need to be booking two weeks off work. For comparison, the much-maligned Carlisle United to Plymouth Argyle trip in the English lower leagues is a six-hour drive each way - 5% of the travel time Khabarovsk fans - and visitors - face. However, that's not the longest trip in world football. There are occasionally journeys of over 10,000 miles in the French Cup with teams from French-ruled New Caledonia and French Polynesia - to the east of Australia - both allowed into the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Wow! That's bonkers, can't get close to breaking even with that. I think travelling at this level is a stretch at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I wonder if Russian sides have to pay travel expenses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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